Sales Associate Store Team

Deb Pease

**** ** ***** ******, ****** City, MO *4157

Mobile: 816-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Successful Sales Professional with 15+ years’ experience in large sales environment. Implement cost control measures to ensure operations remain within company target. Maximize bottom-line performance through P&L, merchandising, Staff Management, Loss control and inventory management initiatives.

Results- oriented, dynamic leader with demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams to successful outcomes at various levels within an organization. Track record of consistently meeting customer expectations and company goals. Core competencies include relationship-building, customer relations, and operations.

Skills:

Executive Team Leadership Sales Management

Inventory Report Generation Staff Training/Development

Client/Vendor Relationships Conflict Management

Market Analysis Process Improvements

Teamwork Adaptability

Professional Experience:

Roto-Rooter July 2021 to Present

Market Excavation Director

Coordinate eight two-man crews for drain and sewer repairs for residential and commercial dwellings

Streamline seven field supervisors throughout a 200-mile radius resulting in over 4.5Mil in sales

Implement new company technology as a test market that adopted companywide based

Liaison between Division Manager and Crews creating cohesion bilateral communication

Office Depot Liberty, MO July 2020 to July 2021

Sales Associate (Part-Time)

Academy Sports and Outdoors Liberty, MO September 2019 to March 2020

Store Director

Manage total store level operations, including staff hiring, training, evaluation and work schedules.

Develop sales strategies to assist in servicing, attracting and retaining existing business accounts.

Build business relationships to grow and maintain recurring sales revenue.

Handle budget planning and tracking, accounting and payroll.

Achieved recognition for overall brand and team development.

Office Depot-Blue Springs, MO November 2012 to September 2019

General Manager

Manage total store level operations, including staff hiring, training, evaluation and work schedules.

Develop sales strategies to assist in servicing, attracting and retaining existing business accounts.

Build business relationships to grow and maintain recurring sales revenue.

Handle budget planning and tracking, accounting and payroll.

Achieved recognition for overall brand and team development.

Consistently ranked 2 of 21 stores in sales of service plans.

Target Corporation – Kansas City, MO October 2010 to June 2012

Store Team Lead (Store Manager)

Manage total store level operations, including staff hiring, training, evaluation and work schedules.

P&L responsibility for $31 million in annual sales and 110 team members.

Drove sales increase improving stores sales by approximately $2 million.

Developed several Team Leaders to Store Team Lead, Executive Team Lead position.

Led district store volunteer partnerships with Harvesters and Kansas City Schools.

Led district stores through Day of Service for the community.

Involved in recruiting Diversity Talent from UMKC and other local recruiting events.

Recognized for service improvements and team by executive leadership.

Plan and execute Store Team Lead district meetings for 22 store locations.

Target Corporation – Jefferson City, MO January 2006 to October 2010

Store Team Lead (Store Manager)

Promoted to Store Team Lead from Executive Team Lead position

Manage total store level operations, including staff hiring, training, evaluation and work schedules.

P&L responsibility for $28 million in annual sales and 125 team members.

Drove sales increase improving store sales by $4 million.

Led team through a 7-month store remodel.

Upgraded underperforming Executive Team Leads and developed other Executive Team Leads to Store Team Lead positions.

Improved Best Team Survey, Guest Survey, operational and financial health through consistent focus and communication engaging each team member into the success of store operations.

Led district mentor captainship program ensuring Store Team Leads were driving strong relationships and professional development with new and existing Executive Team Leaders.

Involved in recruiting strategies with University of Missouri and other area college campuses.

Target Corporation – Omaha, NE January 2004 to January 2006

Grocery Executive Team Lead (Manager of Grocery Operations)

Promoted to Grocery Team Lead from Executive Team Lead

Led a team of 6 Executive Team Leads managing produce, bakery, deli, Starbucks and dry grocery.

Drove 11% increase in sales across all departments.

Drove 10% increase in gross margin across all departments.

Led Assessment Captainship for the district by directing a team of executives to evaluate processes in 10 stores by traveling to each location and providing feedback to Store Team Leaders.

Developed and tested logistics innovations rolled out to store locations throughout the company that changed the way stores operate today.

Upgraded underperforming Executive Team Leads while promoting others to Team Lead positions.

Target Corporation – Lincoln, NE October 1993 to January 2004

Executive Team Lead

Started with Target as a team member working on the floor and cashier.

Quickly promoted to a sales floor team lead position.

Continually promoted to various Executive Team Lead with responsibility of leading teams in specific areas including Human Resources, Hardlines, Softline’s, Logistics and Customer Service (front end operations).

Education

B.S. in Business Management

Bellevue University, Omaha, NE

Technology Experience

Point of Sale, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, iPad, iPhone

References Available Upon Request

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